Includes an official guidebook & history of the White House, the residence of American presidents since 1801, when Thomas Jefferson became the first POTUS to reside there (from the White House Historical Association/National Geographic Society, 1982); and an official map & guide for the White House, which is part of the National Park Service. It was set ablaze by the British in the War of 1812 and expanded in stages over the next 135 years (from the US Department of Interior/NPS, 2000).